Worker Injured at Salvage Yard in Saskatchewan
A worker was injured recently as a result of an accident at a salvage yard in southern Saskatchewan. In the end, it was a miracle that his injuries weren’t far worse.
The accident occurred as the driver had just finished weighing and backing his waste management truck into the Silver Star Salvage scrap yard in Moose Jaw. After getting out of his truck, the driver climbed a ladder at the back of the vehicle to unload the truck’s bin. As he opened the bin, he fell from the ladder, as two large pieces of pipe began to roll out. One became jammed in the truck, but the other rolled onto the worker after he fell to the ground. The pipe that landed on the driver weighed 648 pounds.
Other workers immediately rushed to help the worker, and an ambulance arrived in less than 10 minutes. According to Moose Jaw & District EMS officials, although the 38-year-old worker sustained a “severe injury” and was in “great pain,” he had no internal injuries, nothing was broken, and the injuries were deemed non-life-threatening. It is unknown, however, how long it will be before he would be back at work.
Experts consider the type of bin on the truck the driver was operating, in which two doors open in the middle – is old and outdated. Most current bins have a single door that opens from one side, and that design prevents the driver from being in the position that caused the injury.
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Tags: occupational safety and health, Worker Safety, workplace safety
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